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The purpose of this subcommittee
hearing
is to receive testimony on pending legislation.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Chair
Bills:
S.
175, to
codify certain public land orders relating to the revocation of
certain withdrawals of public land in the State of Alaska;
S.
1348,
to redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State
of Wyoming, and for other purposes;
S.
1719,
to amend the Health Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish
emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes;
S.
1764,
to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other
purposes;
S.
1889,
to provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities
and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, and for other purposes;
S.
2132,
to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot program
for the establishment and use of a pre-fire-suppression stand density
index, and for other purposes;
S.
2151,
to amend the Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act of
2004 to require the establishment of an additional Institute under
that Act;
S.
2581,
to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination
Act of 2000;
S.
2615,
to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that
Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to
the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations,
and for other purposes;
S.
2855,
to modernize and streamline the permitting process for broadband
infrastructure on Federal land, and for other purposes;
S.
2867,
to address the forest health crisis on the National Forest System and
public lands, and for other purposes;
S.
2991,
to improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in the
United States, and for other purposes;
S.
3033,
to withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the
State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes;
S.
3036,
to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of
Utah certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of Camp Williams,
Utah, and for other purposes;
S.
3044,
to redesignate the Mount Evans Wilderness as the “Mount Blue Sky
Wilderness”, and for other purposes;
S.
3045,
to provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over
certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other
purposes;
S. 3046 / H.R.
3324,
to extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through
fiscal year 2029;
S.
3062,
to provide for the removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard
areas, and for other purposes; and
S.
3079, to
establish a policy regarding appraisal and valuation services for real
property for a transaction over which the Secretary of the Interior
has jurisdiction, and for other purposes
Witnesses:
Nada Wolff Culver, Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Department of the Interior
Jacqueline Emanuel, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System,
U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mark S. Boshell, Deputy Director, Utah Public Lands Policy
Coordinating Office
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 2:15 p.m. in room 1334 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
H.R.
520
(Rep. McClintock), To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to
provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same
under that Act as naturally propagated animals;
H.R.
2990
(Rep. Bonamici), “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2023”;
H.R.
5103
(Rep. Donalds), “Fishery Improvement to Streamline untimely regulatory
Hurdles post Emergency Situation Act” or the “FISHES Act”;
H.R.
5504
(Rep. Newhouse), To require the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed
rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other
purposes;
H.R.
5874
(Rep. Ciscomani), “Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program Act” or
the “TAAP Act”; and
Discussion Draft of H.R.
___ (Rep.
Graves of Louisiana), To prohibit the implementation of certain
documents until the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the
National Marine Fisheries Service issues documents relating to the
Rice’s whale.
Gary Frazer, Assistant Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior
Dr. Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere & NOAA Administrator, Department
of Commerce [invited]
Shalanda Young, Director, Office of Management and Budget, Washington,
D.C. [invited]
Jonathan Wood, Vice President of Law and Policy, Property and
Environment Research Center
Dr. Alex Loureiro, Scientific Director, EnerGeo Alliance
Dr. Sharon B. Megdal, Director, Water Resources Research Center, The
University of Arizona
Robert E. Beal, Executive Director, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission
Tom Birmingham, Water Policy Expert
Dr. Barbara Taylor, Red List Coordinator for the Cetacean Specialist
Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, San Diego,
CA [Minority Witness]
Stephen Roady, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke University School of Law,
Professor of the Practice, Duke School of the Environment [Minority
Witness]
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in Room 1324 Longworth
House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee
on Energy and Mineral Resources will hold a legislative
hearing
on the following bills:
H.R.
1449
(Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act” or the
“CLEAN Act”, to require the Secretary of the Interior to hold lease
sales annually for geothermal energy
H.R.
2855
(Rep. Soto), “Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2023”, directs the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a program to study the causes of
sinkholes, including storms and droughts, and map them, authorizing
$40 million annually for 5 years
Discussion draft of H.R.
___
(Rep. Valadao), “Right of Way Application Transparency and
Accountability Act” or the “ROWATA Act”, which would require agencies
to notify applicants if their right-of-way application is complete
within 60 days • Discussion draft of H.R.
___
(Rep. Boebert), “Restoring American Energy Dominance Act”, would force
BLM to withdraw its proposed rule updating
its oil and gas leasing regulations
Full committee
hearing
entitled “Bottlenecks and Backlogs: How Climate Change Threatens Supply
Chains”.
Witnesses:
Scott Kelly, Head Of Environmental Analytics, Risilience
Dr. Adam Rose, Research Professor Sol Price School Of Public Policy,
And Senior Research Fellow Center For Risk And Economic Analysis Of
Threats And Emergencies, University Of Southern California
Kathy Fulton, Executive Director, American Logistics Aid Network
On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at 10 a.m. in room 1324 Longworth House
Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources will hold a
mark-up.
The hearing was originally
scheduled
for 10:15 am on Tuesday, October 24.
H.R. 3415 (Rep. Hageman), “Pilot Butte Power Plant Conveyance Act”;
H.R. 4770 (Rep. Sarbanes), “Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and
Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2023”;
H.R. 5009 (Rep. Joyce of Ohio), “Wildlife Innovation and Longevity
Driver reauthorization Act” or the “WILD Act”.
Expected to move by regular order:
H.R.
5283
(Rep. Malliotakis), “Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure
the Border Act of 2023”, which would prohibit the use of federal funds
to provide housing for illegal immigrants on federal lands, and would
revoke the lease signed by the Department of the Interior and the City
of New York to house illegal immigrants at Floyd Bennett Field
H.R.
5616
(Rep. Graves of Louisiana), “Bringing Reliable Investment into
Domestic Gulf Energy Production Act of 2023” or the “BRIDGE Production
Act of 2023”, which would require the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) to hold two offshore lease sales in the Gulf of
Mexico in 2024 and 2025.
H.R.
4587
(Rep. Rutherford), “Red Snapper Act”, which would prevent
NOAA from implementing area closures in the
South Atlantic until the South Atlantic Great Red Snapper Count study
is complete and the findings are integrated into the fishery’s stock
assessment.
